IHACPA Work Program 2026-27

Overview

The draft IHACPA Work Program 2026–27 is now available for public comment.

Everyone with an interest in our work is invited to provide feedback on the activities outlined in the draft program.

By having your say, you can help us develop our final work program.

Have your say

Our key activities include:

Public hospitals

• • Starting multi-year reviews into the costs and pricing of care for First Nations peoples and for services delivered in rural and remote areas and smaller jurisdictions
  • Implementing recommendations from the Cost Bucket Review and the National Hospital Cost Data Collection Independent Financial Review 2023–24
  • Undertaking a project to understand the costs of delivering radiation oncology services

Aged care

• • Undertaking a feasibility study and providing advice to inform Australian Government decisions on funding for required everyday living services
  • Assessing the funding model and providing advice to the Australian Government on the Multi-Purpose Services Program and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program
  • Working with the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to refine the Aged Care Financial Report and the Quarterly Financial Report

Read the draft program

Tips for making a submission

1. Provide information about yourself and your role in the health or aged care sector

This helps us to better understand your perspective and area of interest.

2. Focus on your area of expertise or specific area of interest

You do not need to answer all of the consultation questions. Good submissions often focus on a single area and all submissions are valuable to us.

3. Provide evidence to support your recommendations, if possible

Responses that are well-reasoned and supported by references or data are the most effective.

What happens next

By having your say, you can help us determine how best to progress our work.

We will use the feedback gathered along with the requirements of the new addendum to the National Health Reform Agreement 2026–2031 to develop the final IHACPA Work Program 2026–27.

Ways to make a submission

• Online: Submission form
• Email: submissions.ihacpa@ihacpa.gov.au
• Mail: IHACPA PO Box 483, Darlinghurst NSW 1300

If you are making a submission by email or mail, please include a copy of your completed form.

Submissions are open until 5pm AEST Monday 20 April 2026. 

Submissions to the draft work program

Please note: Unless you specifically request that your submission or parts of your submission should not be released, all submissions will be published. We retain the right not to publish any submissions, or part thereof, where we consider it appropriate to do so.

Your submission will be carefully considered and IHACPA may contact some individuals or entities that make a submission for further information or insights. 

IHACPA will not contact everyone who makes a submission, but we will ensure that all submissions are recorded, reviewed and used to inform the IHACPA Work Program 2026–27.

Personally identifying information will be removed from submissions before publication. Your information will be stored securely and used in accordance with IHACPA’s Privacy Policy.